§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his reply of 14 December 1987,Official Report, column 415, if he will give his reasons for not testing all Army recruits for HIV status.
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§ Mr. FreemanThe scale of the AIDS problem is such that we see no need at present for general compulsory screening. The MOD policy not to test all Army recruits for HIV status is in accordance with Government policy on employment. Within the service, those who consider themselves to have been at risk are encouraged to undergo voluntary screening and to seek immediate confidential advice from their unit medical officers.